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Local Teachers Learn From NASA Workshop

Nineteen urban teachers arrived with an idea of what they wanted to see happen in their schools and departed with action plans they will implement upon their return.

Teams of educators from grades K-12 representing school districts in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio participated in the NASA Educational Workshop (NEW) Urban 2001 during the last two weeks of July. This unique residential workshop was located on-site at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH. The goal of the two-week workshop was to support systemic change and to enhance the skills, abilities and resources of the teachers.

Five teachers from the public schools in Cleveland, OH--Kenyette Adrine-Robinson of Carl F. Shuler Middle School, Jacqueline Underwood of Denison Elementary School, Canary El-Amin of Iowa Maple School, and Mary Lou Klier and Diane Brown of Willson Middle School--thought it was an "excellent workshop" and wished "every educator could have the opportunity to attend it." Klier further commented, "NASA covers many curriculum areas; I brought back so many wonderful ideas for my classroom."

Participants experienced direct interaction with NASA scientists, engineers, technicians and education specialists. Incorporating the knowledge they gained, contacts they made, and new resources they discovered, the teachers developed action plans for model programs to be used in their schools.

"The NEW Urban workshop was developed in 1998 to meet the needs of urban districts," said NEW Urban Program Manager Linda Little of the Office of Educational Programs at Glenn. "The resources provided to them during the workshop can also be used for staff development and parental involvement throughout the school year."

The NEW Program was established in 1984 to encourage students' enthusiasm for mathematics, science, technology and geography by engaging teachers in an exciting program. The first NEW Urban workshop was held at Glenn in 1999. NEW is funded by NASA and is a collaborative effort between Glenn's Office of Educational Programs and the National Science Teachers Association.

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